England (DLG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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,- ll ' f v , il f 'f w 1 . i, 3 f 1 3 K , -. l -M-Q 1 I f efwindfthat blows from s reltto sea, is the w' d t t llows . , . ' I f ,ff I , K 1 , 24 5 The wind so blow s the sea has tid , away from th dawn the Engl-and I'1deS- A f worn of metal of ods good earth fashioned by han s of pride and wor , A VAPI E 51 fi ol t X t , Q, .i 'V t 2, 22 Q 5 X lates 9 ,Steel mfaligfligr hullfher deck, r I' pu1'POS6 in ' , he J f f' , t 'o if i f f p , ittenk, E ezjournals e f sea, is a l England, now a memory. ic wa rior of the F I g a at , V,zm g . Y . M 4 i f e , afloat, g' ent ns,,neWg5?f1n'qnetiegifene iw . : There ill always be an nd in the,Unitedf , f , t t be 5 1 States Navy, ,att Y lnfff J 5 ,f True we,,hayS?gg arl,gg3Efgigland,.and,she is . DL . Her purposexis ood will in defense of the i c - t aa l f . - l i f free-. Itsgof thegViet Wa , t at enaby me tb write, to tell a little mor E jtooff' allow .. d aft, with eledzronic eyes and ears, she'll find a X! 1 'lee i 2 :A as i lll ylaln K tels ffifiif ' X f E if e foreign.: c,raft,jsgf1',hre i n pfarboapd, she cuts a pretty wake, she is one y E f 'i c, f v F-2?ffg?7 f I V f ' i ' .!'Sfki?' t . 2 W ,,,k x Y K Lhr E xg,-11,1 ,gi ky, A, ,- 23.45. I K. I . 1 k l . 2 - Q, ff if li',- 7 f-.1--f T efkingland leftM Sea i won ulyeen of December, arrived Pearl Harbor, a place i I N NX W ,si, av l o : it ernber S - joined up h two cans and CVA 61,for an ORI acombat battle? fl Q . ' 1' V . X . . g . qw : - f t mt f . ,I ,X rl, for Q'fr'.isf1naS,,9,9QOrat1on on twenty-seven December, she was . W E i i 3 'E -M he-ft 'rw ' l X ofiagpepma or tio fr y, twgfcans, an Ctiler, and CVA 61, l.farl,tef'Subic, a routine steaming l in H Q- f Sufbic, we aw w at wetcqfld sage, then off on Carrier Ops in the South l pifwlfffy V V X X A l niea. The England got a hel , with a. yew to beat, the rescued downed pilots E jfgtolmis e beach. X X X It 1 , , t ,N X Q l s Ol-11' Position steami nbegvii eed, air and surface contacts, our y .wwf -i', -f' 3 Pf ' 4 gg Q 1 uld heed---F118 fr qua 9 S, .aegytei as the word was passed our fi ,Y Q, V ,tt 'S 0' X ' i.?:,,i,TAxQi,, ,V 9 ., ,,. ft, a crew that wor s real fastL.. igy Miat a , 5 . plete en the England deck, ,K -1, I igQ ,ijQf,zLi3n my ' on to the Worden, the En land' helo left. 1 gi 5 : f y y . E ll f Now back, ,ill Subickyar work, moving swell, , R and R, resgdswellulgfu , n , M' ' as-'e-i,.,..,,,i 4 ef 'E 'J ' -- i 1 we e' ec 'liar i 'f ' Once again we steam up i o the China Sea, 66 wi ation is cal AR where very Seen we X ill be. Mail is very ow, not often does it co : 1 e 1 does mall C311 mlssee 1 ...- F gif , . , if 27 , , V .'v ,.? n .f f if n e' O e' A 55: f .w . ,f,,,,pz V . . Q I f. it ,H A fi' lit., bf i ' wiv 1 ' A .- 1 l U

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sxl 'Z E ,jg X7 ia E Im I V ,:. S31 CDR. Randall Young CDR. Young is the England's third Executive Officer. He came to the England in February of 1966 from the Staff of Commander ASW Forces Pacific. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has served on Destroyers, Mine Sweeps andvarious shore billets before coming to the England.

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Q X' . Z X X 1 True we ve our ups and downs but how else could it be I shore, that of the e emy Yes, S7 a day there was, a agg seaplane I lpsuke -two Helos.and- E.ug1.2.n eadi Qlhlgh glou-T514 -D -U Q- Survivors W of six, not all, rescued that day, two Can iring at away. H ff. The Eng1and's Helo rescu d one survivor of only four, in silehce please a f I ' tole of this war. X f A well done from our Captain, we resumed our imp tant task, keep our too ong a sa ty bath 'I 4 229 If it 1 1 . fp, L Now e e off to Yoko, a g b my En l nd, the Ranger, and three ship U :T f CHQ... O , I 1 I fl 6 E Z M gh s our lagUN'6P e NREP from the Mars, now we're off to Subic, its I l not very faL..WlTIIe enro to Subic, A Ba -B-Q thats fine, thirty four days puts Yoko very 1 .' u . ind...'W ouldn't find the steaks,hot dog cooked that night, the Captain altered course, v - - o u urned out right. Still enroute to S ic, hours within our reach, 0900 libert ,,,fno ,f' fl 0 - ts on the beach...There while in Subic, came Irma, a big typhoon, libertyfsecured, gr - 1' g ina t Subic in rough seas, two days long, a missile shoot we'll 1 ' ave when we eave, Hong ong...Three days the e in Hong Kong, ouig missile shoot ahead, F we soon passed the missile pn1sf:---ns.-eh. ive daaysfthere in Yoko, real soon we 3 . L . made the scene, its good to s , June third, 0800, weff Q apantaboti an hour tg. ' -.1 Carpenter and another Q ' rf!! ,,,f' ' - K ship shape Can.. The Kitty 'gin kfleft 1600, on the verfy sam l R ders read CONUS, 2' i without delay. up .,.,,,,, y ! 1. f ,. ' ' y A ',,, , The Kitty Hawk, the England, the Sproston and Carpenter to, returning to their homeland, .2fj!'f Old Glory red, white and blue. if 6 The others as is the England, returning to ho e port, each in prayer and and faith as ll ' God... our escort... Now in closing lines, a quoted Qlhrase I say... p 9 There will always be an England, in the Unit li States avy. x j